List of chairmen of the State Duma
This article contains the list of chairmen of the State Duma of Russia.
The post of Chairman of the State Duma existed in Russia two times. First time in the Russian Empire from 1906 to 1917, during this period the post of Chairman was occupied by 5 people. The second time, in the Russian Federation since 1993.
By party affiliation are:
- One: Agrarian Party, Communist Party and Party of Russia's Rebirth
- Two: Constitutional Democratic Party
- Three: Union of October 17 and United Russia
Chairmen by time in office
| Rank | Speaker | Time in office | TE | No |
| 1 | Vyacheslav Volodin | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | Boris Gryzlov | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Gennadiy Seleznyov | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Mikhail Rodzianko | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sergey Naryshkin | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Nikolay Khomyakov | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Ivan Rybkin | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Alexander Guchkov | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Fyodor Golovin | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sergey Muromtsev | 1 | 1 |
The Fathers">Father of the House">Fathers and Mothers">Mother of Parliament">Mothers of the house who started the new legislatures
Traditionally when a new Russian parliament is formed the eldest deputy opens the first session until a chairman or a speaker is elected. In 2021, Valentina Tereshkova became the first Mother of the house.In the history of the post-Soviet Dumas these were:
| Year | Name | Born | Age |
| 1994 | Georgy Lukava | 1925 | 68 |
| 1996 | Grigory Galaziy | 1925 | 73 |
| 2000 | Yegor Ligachev | 1920 | 79 |
| 2003 | Valentin Varennikov | 1923 | 80 |
| 2007 | Zhores Alferov | 1930 | 77 |
| 2011 | Vladimir Dolgikh | 1924 | 87 |
| 2016 | Zhores Alferov | 1930 | 86 |
| 2021 | Valentina Tereshkova | 1937 | 84 |